Healthier Lifestyles Senior Project Officer
Healthier Lifestyles Senior Project Officer
Permanent / 21 hours per week
Salary £18,211 Pro rata (£30,352 FTE)
If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can combine community engagement and health, we'd love to hear from you!
Age UK Croydon is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Project Officer to help guide our Healthy Lifestyles Service. Our Healthy Lifestyles Service delivers a range of activities including seated and standing exercise programmes, health checks, social engagement opportunities, health hubs and Memory Tree Cafés for people living with dementia and their carers. Services are delivered across community venues and care homes throughout Croydon.
About the Role
As Senior Project Officer, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering health and wellbeing activities while supporting the Healthy Lifestyles Service Manager to supervise staff and volunteers.
You will (duties to include but not limited to)
- Supervise two Project Officers and support volunteers.
- Deliver seated and standing exercise sessions that improve mobility, strength and balance.
- Build strong partnerships with care homes, community venues and health organisations.
- This list is not exhaustive
About You
We are looking for someone who is energetic, approachable and committed to supporting older people to live healthier, more connected lives.
You will have:
- A Level 3 GP Exercise Referral qualification, Otago Exercise Programme qualification and/or equivalent.
- Experience of monitoring projects and reporting on outcomes and performance.
- Knowledge of the health and social care sector
- Strong communication, organisational and administrative skills
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and database systems.
- Experience or qualifications in health promotion, nutrition, health checks, chair-based exercise or group exercise delivery.
- Experience of risk assessment and health and safety management.
To apply please download our application pack at the bottom of this page. You can also send an email to Executive.Assistant@ageukcroydon.org.uk to receive an application pack. CV’s will not be accepted.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how your experience, skills and abilities meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification and provide specific examples of these. Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. Completed application forms should be signed and sent to: Executive.Assistant@ageukcroydon.org.uk
Applications sent by post should be marked confidential and for the attention of: Human Resources – Recruitment, Age UK Croydon, 81 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JH
Closing date for applications: 9am, 7th September 2026
Interview Dates: 16th September and 17th September 2026
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